Zero Credit(s)
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Episode 138: John Did It with Two Limes
June 07, 2019 14:52 - 1 hour - 76.1 MBHatsune Miku (Japanese: 初音 ミク) is the name of a Vocaloid software voicebank developed by Crypton Future Media and its official moe anthropomorph, a 16-year-old girl with long, turquoise twintails. Hatsune Miku is also the inventor of Minecraft, a sandbox video game. The game allows players to build with a variety of different blocks in … Continue reading Episode 138: John Did It with Two Limes →
Episode 137: Not So Rotten Tomatoes
May 31, 2019 13:20 - 1 hour - 32.7 MBThe Dog Days of Summer are here and with all that slobbery heat comes the doldrums of slow news. Everyone’s taking off work and producing nothing noteworthy in the cultural Zeitgeist, so it’s up to the Boys to find some meaning in their every day interactions with old people. Why old people, you ask. You’d … Continue reading Episode 137: Not So Rotten Tomatoes →
Episode 136: John Wick 5: Gladiator 2: Untitled A Dog’s Purpose Project: Ragnarok
May 24, 2019 13:25 - 1 hour - 75 MBIn 20FIGHTEEN, every major story that has lived in our cultural consciousness is coming to an end, and this week is no different. That’s right: the Zero Credit(s) Name That Spider, You Cowards contest has reached its conclusion, and you won’t believe who dies. In much less important/relevant news, The Boys take off the kid … Continue reading Episode 136: John Wick 5: Gladiator 2: Untitled A Dog’s Purpose Project: Ragnarok →
Episode 135: Game of Groans
May 17, 2019 13:14 - 1 hour - 35.1 MBIt’s a weird week. There’s a lot of weird feelings going around. This episode is weird. There’s a lot happening in the world that makes us feel helpless and hopeless and in these dark, dark times we turn to the crisp, refreshing taste of Coke Zero Sugar™. And maybe it’s the caffeine, but the ZC … Continue reading Episode 135: Game of Groans →
Episode 134: Barely Medieval
May 10, 2019 13:35 - 1 hour - 72.8 MBThe rains in Austin continue unabated, so you know what that means: another drizzly, weird episode. Fams of the show will recall that rainy weather, for one reason or another, always results in The Boys getting a little loopy, and this week is no different. John’s drinking again, so that in itself bodes poorly for … Continue reading Episode 134: Barely Medieval →
Supplemental Reading: Avengers Endgame
May 03, 2019 13:20 - 1 hour - 40.5 MBTHE FOLLOWING EPISODE IS NOTHING BUT SPOILERS FOR THE HIT MOVIE AVENGERS ENDGAME. DON’T EVEN START PLAYING IT UNTIL YOU HAVE SEEN SAID MOVIE IN ITS ENTIRETY. 11 years. 22 movies. It all comes down to this. The culmination of the grand Marvel Cinematic Universe experiment arrives like destiny and, surprising no one, the boys … Continue reading Supplemental Reading: Avengers Endgame →
Episode 133: INT. A 1960’S NEW ORLEANS SPEAKEASY – TITAN
April 26, 2019 13:05 - 1 hour - 74.2 MBIt’s a root(beer)in’ toot(beer)in’ good time in the Podcrypt this week. In the most non-alcoholic episode in months (years?), John finally tips his hand and reveals that he knows entirely too much about the crowded Democratic presidential candidate field, horrifying Henry and any potential listeners. Henry and John flex their no-credentials muscles by discussing TAX … Continue reading Episode 133: INT. A 1960’S NEW ORLEANS SPEAKEASY – TITAN →
Episode 132: Starn Wars Rise of the Bad Titles
April 19, 2019 13:24 - 1 hour - 39.4 MBIt’s been five years. The Galactic Order marches on. Rey has been doing push ups for three years straight. Who is Rose? This is the voyage of the J.J. Abraprise. To boldly retread the ground that others have tread so well before. The boys are heading to space to discuss all the fast paced, starkiller … Continue reading Episode 132: Starn Wars Rise of the Bad Titles →
Episode 131: I’m All Out of Urine
April 12, 2019 13:05 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBWell howdy, stranger. It’s been quite some time since someone visited our lil podcast ranch. Well grab a cup of rye and rest your bones. It’s a hard life out on the trail, no one knows that better than I do. Let me and my horse-rearin’, couch-sittin’ padres spin you a yarn, take your mind … Continue reading Episode 131: I’m All Out of Urine →
Episode 130: Post Vacation Land
April 05, 2019 13:23 - 1 hour - 43.8 MBJohn’s back from vacation and boy are his arms tired. Where’d he go? He’ll tell you. In fact, he may talk about it for nearly the entire episode. You guys ready to hear about Disney World? Well buckle up, folks, cause that’s what this episode is all about. Also a surprise Supplemental Reading of The … Continue reading Episode 130: Post Vacation Land →
Episode 129: The Twitter Mysteries (ft. Jeff)
March 29, 2019 13:13 - 1 hour - 84.6 MBJohn’s out on vacation so it’s up to Henry to save this podcast one last time. And he’s getting too old for this sh*t, so the agency assigns him a partner. Now we all know that Henry is a rule abiding, by-the-book cop, so it’s a bit of a curveball when he’s assigned to young-gun … Continue reading Episode 129: The Twitter Mysteries (ft. Jeff) →
Episode 128: Disney Owns Everything Ft. James Gunn Control
March 22, 2019 13:09 - 1 hour - 74.5 MBIt’s a new room and new show, folks, as Henry and John wrestle with technical difficulties and dropped audio. For those of you who do not know, dropped audio is a phenomenon in which audio that is supposed to be recorded just isn’t for some reason. Like the waveform (visual representation of recorded sound) looks … Continue reading Episode 128: Disney Owns Everything Ft. James Gunn Control →
Episode 127: Don’t Draw My Wife or: Umm… Howoh??
March 15, 2019 13:58 - 1 hour - 65.2 MBAfter an extended illness-and-Vegas-driven hiatus, the Boys are back to tackle their most challenging task: recording on an off-day. So you guys already know this is gonna be a weird one. I once read that there is a mental condition that when someone listens to people describing symptoms of being sick, they start to feel … Continue reading Episode 127: Don’t Draw My Wife or: Umm… Howoh?? →
Episode 126: What Didn’t We Watch (ft. Jamie)
February 22, 2019 15:07 - 1 hour - 36.3 MBJohn is sick. He may *sob* never record again. At least for this week, which is why for the first time ever, a ZCPC episode was recorded without him. This is an historic moment, one whose implications may very well echo all the way to next week. When Henry won’t be able to record. Anyway, … Continue reading Episode 126: What Didn’t We Watch (ft. Jamie) →
Episode 125: The Fresh Prince Blues
February 15, 2019 14:31 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBWedding bells are ringing in the distance. The Wedding Party is bearing down on our position. We’ve put up a good fight, but I don’t know how much longer we’ll last. Nuptials are imminent. In this episode, John tries to wring some amount of discussion out of the existence of Blue Will Smith, but Henry … Continue reading Episode 125: The Fresh Prince Blues →
Episode 124: The Big Game LIII AKA Death of the American Monoculture
February 08, 2019 14:26 - 1 hour - 38.1 MBWhat up Sports Survivors, it’s hike time on the Zero Credit(s) Grid Iron and the New England Footballs are roarin’ to go up against the St. Lou–Los Angeles Helmeted-Men. In the aftermath, no one is left pleased, save for a small community of people on the East Coast who have literally never known pain, for … Continue reading Episode 124: The Big Game LIII AKA Death of the American Monoculture →
Episode 123: The RKO Heard Round the World
February 01, 2019 14:54 - 1 hour - 66.9 MBRecorded live in front of an unnecessarily loud refrigerator in beautiful Two Bedroom Apartment, Texas, it’s Zero Credit(s)! The Boys made a promise and, against good taste and better judgement, they stuck to their word. Join them this week as they discuss, in its entirety, the single most exhausting sporting event: the WWE Royal Rumble. … Continue reading Episode 123: The RKO Heard Round the World →
Episode 122: A Juicy Start, A Hoppy Bite
January 25, 2019 14:32 - 1 hour - 69.3 MBGather now, Brothers and Sisters, for time is short and growing shorter. We, the Arkane Order of Mystikal Magicks and Eldritkch Fpells, have a great deal to discuss. The Super Blood Wolf Moon has since waned and given way to a Normal Clean Nonwolfed Moon, but our Rites and Inkantations on that fateful night have … Continue reading Episode 122: A Juicy Start, A Hoppy Bite →
Supplemental Reading: Spider-Man into the Spiderverse
January 18, 2019 21:45 - 1 hour - 34.9 MBWhat up, true famlievers. My name’s Henry And John and for the past three years, I have been the one and only Zero Credits Podcast-Man. That’s right, this week we take on Sony Pictures/Marvels/Some type of miracle’s hit animated feature Spider-Man into the Spiderverse and we got the title right so you know that means … Continue reading Supplemental Reading: Spider-Man into the Spiderverse →
Episode 121: Two Thousand FIGHT-teen!
January 11, 2019 15:17 - 1 hour - 64.1 MBIt’s a brand new year, fams, but man it doesn’t feel like it, does it? Same planet, same problems, as they say and the ZC boys are full of them (PROBLEMS, THAT IS). Henry and John started 2019 with a hang(over) and boy do they want to lament about it. Does this year feel like … Continue reading Episode 121: Two Thousand FIGHT-teen! →
Episode 120: Best/Worst 2018
December 21, 2018 15:55 - 2 hours - 126 MBWell folks, 2018 is over. Yep. No more 2018 after you listen to this episode (EDITOR’S NOTE: IF YOU DON’T LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE, 2018 WILL NEVER END. YOU WILL FOREVER BE TRAPPED IN 2018 A LA GROUNDHOG’S DAY STARRING BILL MURRAY). Where does this year fall on the spectrum of Best/Worst? Find out by listening. … Continue reading Episode 120: Best/Worst 2018 →
Episode 119: Sober Sunday
December 14, 2018 14:58 - 1 hour - 29.1 MBThe sun is high in the sky and the boys are high dry. It’s Sober Sunday in the Zero Credit(s) Studio (apartment), the holiest of holy days where no one gets drunk, no ways. In this blistering light, there’s only one thing to talk about. DC’s hit television show [citation needed] Legends of Tomorrow featuring … Continue reading Episode 119: Sober Sunday →
Episode 118: Monopoly: Entertainment Conglomerate Edition
December 07, 2018 14:38 - 1 hour - 67.4 MBEverything is you love is converging into one giant shapeless mass. Hooray! This week the Boys are in top form as they tackle the hard-hitting subject matter of checks notes alcohols they’ve heard of but seldom drank. After that delightful and well-planned adventure, they checks notes jump right into the murky and interminable waters of … Continue reading Episode 118: Monopoly: Entertainment Conglomerate Edition →
Episode 117: Thaaanks
November 30, 2018 15:53 - 1 hour - 65.5 MBThe autumn leaves have fallen and it’s cold everywhere you look–WEATHER UPDATE: Today’s Forecast in Austin, TX, is gonna be HOT HOT HOT. 70° High with no chance for cold anywhere throughout the day. We return you to your normally scheduled podcast description–the snow is falling and the boys are feeling ever so thankful for … Continue reading Episode 117: Thaaanks →
Episode 116: Medieval Death Bot Meets World
November 17, 2018 02:44 - 1 hour - 72.9 MBWith nothing left to lose in the world in the wake of the midterm elections, John and Henry travel back in time to meet their maker. Several hundred times. Cause when you’re an immortal time traveling duo of know-nothings, there’s nothing like the soothing feeling of being stabbed and overpowered by three other men in … Continue reading Episode 116: Medieval Death Bot Meets World →
Episode 115: Drunk Midterms Live-ish
November 09, 2018 16:39 - 1 hour - 73.1 MBSpoiler alert, we get political. It’s election night in America and Henry and John are champing at the bit to spit their particular political opinions all over your ears. Yeah, it’s gross. This is politics. It tends to get gross. Nothing is held back. Political parties are dropped into pits. Politicians are dragged across the … Continue reading Episode 115: Drunk Midterms Live-ish →
Episode 114: Frightentimes 2: Finale: Ted the Caver
November 02, 2018 14:22 - 1 hour - 83.5 MBHave you ever wanted to willingly put yourself in a space so small that all you can do is wiggle your shoulders to move forward? Have you ever wanted to be in a situation where squeezing through a small space is the only way to explore where you’re going, knowing that to get back you’ll … Continue reading Episode 114: Frightentimes 2: Finale: Ted the Caver →
Episode 113: Frightentimes 2 Part 4: BURN WATER NOTICE
October 26, 2018 13:55 - 1 hour - 71.7 MBThis week on Zero Credit(s)–THIS IS AN ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE CENTRAL AUTHORITY. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT, ALL RESIDENTS ARE TO BURN THEIR WATER BEFORE DRINKING, COOKING, EXISTING, OR RUBBING IT ALL OVER THEIR SKIN. AS SOON AS THE WATER LEAVES THE FAUCET, IT NEEDS TO BE BURNED IMMEDIATELY OR … Continue reading Episode 113: Frightentimes 2 Part 4: BURN WATER NOTICE →
Episode 112: Frightentimes 2: Part 3: Mass Rituals
October 19, 2018 13:43 - 1 hour - 69.8 MBWE’RE HALFWAY THROUGH THESE DREADFUL TIMES BUT HOW WILL YOU PAY FOR ALL YOUR CRIMES? CAN YOU FOLLOW THE PHANTOM THREAD? STARRING DANIEL DAY LEWIS AND VICKY KRIEPS? IT’S TOO SLOW FOR ME, BUT THAT’S JUST MY PERSONAL TASTE NOT ENOUGH ACTION, TOO MUCH DRAMA IN YOUR FACE. ANYWAY, IT’S TIME AGAIN FOR FRIGHT AND … Continue reading Episode 112: Frightentimes 2: Part 3: Mass Rituals →
Episode 111: Frightentimes 2: Part 2: Brought to You by the Dark Entry Forest Association
October 12, 2018 15:02 - 1 hour - 71.8 MBWeek 2 of the Frightentimes is here / The end of all things is near / What awaits us at the end / of life and death / of foe and friend / Urban legends get just a bit creepier this week as we dive into Dudley Town, the Georgia Guidestones, and The Death Comet.
Episode 110: Frightentimes 2: Part I: A Perfectly Normal Episode
October 05, 2018 14:54 - 1 hour - 32.2 MBDarkness. Deeper and deeper. In the dream you can never close your eyes, you always have to see it. Everything you’ve done thus far has lead to this, regrettably. You knew it was out there, you had the opportunity to do something, but you always shut your eyes to the only truth. The long-fingered hands … Continue reading Episode 110: Frightentimes 2: Part I: A Perfectly Normal Episode →
Episode 109: Bonebone & Peachode
September 28, 2018 14:06 - 41 minutes - 19 MBWe’re back to normal, folks, in this the first of many perfectly normal episodes, I, the description writer Clara, do declare. The boys have a lot of catching up to do, Zeitgeist-wise, but not a lot of time due to budgeting errors and overlong coverage of America’s favorite movie series of the past 8 weeks. … Continue reading Episode 109: Bonebone & Peachode →
Supplemental Reading: Fate of the Furious
September 21, 2018 14:09 - 1 hour - 52.8 MBIn 2017, a series had a vision. To bring an end to everything it had been building for the past 16 years. That series was the Fast and Furious Cinematic Universe and this is that end. With a new director in F. Gary Gray and the same ole Chris Morgan blood pumping through its veins, … Continue reading Supplemental Reading: Fate of the Furious →
Supplemental Reading: Furious 7
September 14, 2018 14:29 - 1 hour - 76.4 MBIn 2015, Justin Lin had a dream, to direct other movies. So another man stepped up to fill the void he left. That man was James Wan. Famed director of the Saw series and The Conjuring. A veteran of horror movies joined the FFCU to create a monster of a movie with a plot so … Continue reading Supplemental Reading: Furious 7 →
Supplemental Reading: Furious 6/Fast 6/ Fast and Furious 6
September 07, 2018 15:11 - 1 hour - 77.7 MBIn 2013, a man had a dream vision while being struck by the lightning bolt of inspiration: To make a movie with three titles and to use them interchangeably in various forms of marketing and representation of the film. That man was Justin Lin and this film is his last (in this franchise). And if … Continue reading Supplemental Reading: Furious 6/Fast 6/ Fast and Furious 6 →
Supplemental Reading: Fast Five
September 01, 2018 15:15 - 1 hour - 69 MBIn 2011, a man had a dream. A dream to create the best action/car/heist movie of all time set in Brazil, using an already established franchise and characters people already knew. Unfortunately, Hannah Barbara would not give up the rights to Speed Buggy, so Justin Lin had to fall back to The Fast and Furious … Continue reading Supplemental Reading: Fast Five →
Supplemental Reading: Fast and Furious
August 24, 2018 14:22 - 1 hour - 58 MBIt’s 2009. Every movie around us is dark, gritty, serious with heroes facing real problems and true conflict. Justin Lin is back to rework a movie franchise that didn’t know where it was going. His vision? Drop. The. “The”s. That’s right. The FFCU is back and it’s more streamlined than ever. Forget Sean Boswell, we’re … Continue reading Supplemental Reading: Fast and Furious →
Supplemental Reading: The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
August 17, 2018 14:24 - 1 hour - 50.2 MBIn the gone-by year of 2006, famed director Justin Lin was a virtually unknown, untested director with nothing but a name and a dream. A dream to unite the passion of American and German film while exploring the third, unrelated culture of Japan through the eyes of a piece of wood masquerading as a person. … Continue reading Supplemental Reading: The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift →
Supplemental Reading: 2 Fast 2 Furious
August 10, 2018 13:46 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBThe action continues this week on Zero Credit(s) as the Boys dive cylinder-head-first into John Singleton’s entry in the FFCU. This episode, much like the sequel they’re discussing, is both tighter and more action-oriented than its predecessor. Could this movie possibly live up to the promises made by The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast … Continue reading Supplemental Reading: 2 Fast 2 Furious →
Supplemental Reading: The Fast and the Furious
August 03, 2018 14:26 - 1 hour - 49.6 MBIn 2001, famed director Robert Cohen had a plan. A man, a plan, a ten second car: The Fast and the Furious. And while the title may sound like a dramatic soap opera that your mom or dad might watch in the late afternoon, there’s nothing soap about this thrilling, high octane seed of one … Continue reading Supplemental Reading: The Fast and the Furious →
Episode 108: A Ten-Pack of Pink Ping Pong Balls
July 27, 2018 16:19 - 1 hour - 59 MBSo this guy is walking into a bar. He’s been having kind of a rough week and thinks he deserves a drink. He’s not like an alcoholic or anything. Not that there’s anything wrong with being an alcoholic, it’s a disease after all. Anyway, this guy notices in the window of the bar a very … Continue reading Episode 108: A Ten-Pack of Pink Ping Pong Balls →
Episode 107: Men Prefer Debt-Free Apes Without Tattoos Who Blew It Up, Goddamn You All to Hell
July 20, 2018 15:33 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBIt’s African dust season here in Texas, and it has laid low 50% of the podcast, but you know that won’t break their stride. In the final install of their much-beloved and mucho-belated World Kup Korner, Henry and John reveal the ultimate winner and infinite loser of the Game of Foot Champions. John then poses … Continue reading Episode 107: Men Prefer Debt-Free Apes Without Tattoos Who Blew It Up, Goddamn You All to Hell →
Episode 106: The John Denver Cross Media Platform But Still Largely Cinematic Universe
July 13, 2018 14:55 - 1 hour - 54.1 MBHenry’s back from the mountain with some very secretive cosmic secrets to share that just might reveal a conspiracy that goes all the way to the top (of Colorado). How many times have you noticed John Denver’s Country Roads (Take Me Home) in media? Maybe a little. . .too much? Hmmm. John then steers us … Continue reading Episode 106: The John Denver Cross Media Platform But Still Largely Cinematic Universe →
Episode 105: The King of Goals II: Gooooooooooooooal to the Polls
June 29, 2018 15:03 - 1 hour - 55 MBThe World Cup of Soccer Games for Futbol Enthusiasts™ is continuing to kick off strong as we enter the end of the group stages and move on the the Group of 16. John is seriously upset about his poor choices of backing Peru and so he continues to make bad choices and backs Iceland. Both … Continue reading Episode 105: The King of Goals II: Gooooooooooooooal to the Polls →
Episode 104: Zero Burgers aka “Let’s Get Our Gambling Freak On”
June 23, 2018 03:58 - 1 hour - 51.5 MBIt’s an unusually sports-centric episode of the show, as the boys are whisked into Footie Heaven by a terminal case of the World Cup Flu. Even their discussion of the sacred sweetness (anime) is tainted by the presence of competive gambling, which I believe some would consider a sport. And I think this is the … Continue reading Episode 104: Zero Burgers aka “Let’s Get Our Gambling Freak On” →
Episode 103: E3 2018 Reeecap
June 15, 2018 13:16 - 1 hour - 77.7 MBE3. The glorious time of year when people wearing sports jackets, jeans, and sneakers find stages to lie to some of the most vindictive people on the planet in order to sell more video games than the previous sports jacket, jeans, and sneaker clad snake oil salesman. And Henry and John dedicate a basically two … Continue reading Episode 103: E3 2018 Reeecap →
Episode 102: Murdoc is in Jail
June 08, 2018 18:45 - 1 hour - 49.6 MBNow that the bar’s back to standards it’s time to discuss video games. E3 is this weekend/next week and the ZC boys are excited to dedicate an entire episode to video games. But that’s next week. This week, it’s only half video games, as everyone prepares for the exciting news that our developer lords are … Continue reading Episode 102: Murdoc is in Jail →
Episode 101: I’m Sorry, KokoRoShoMo
June 01, 2018 13:53 - 1 hour - 61 MBIt’s back to basics, class. Zero Credit(s) 101 is in session. After the defeat of a robot we all knew and loved–excuse me, a robot who threatened everything we knew and loved–the ZC boys are back to doing what they do best, discussing obscure video games for far too long. Every heard of a little … Continue reading Episode 101: I’m Sorry, KokoRoShoMo →
Episode 100: Age of ExpoRobo
May 25, 2018 15:08 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBIt is extraordinary what can be accomplished in a week. We have dismantled any world or local powers that could oppose us. Appeased those who remained as to not rebel against us. Completely dominated this planet and all intelligent, for lack of a better word, life on it. And George Clooneybot released a new movie, … Continue reading Episode 100: Age of ExpoRobo →
Episode 99: Resting on Our Yannys (Women’s Edit)
May 18, 2018 15:59 - 1 hour - 52.8 MBHenry and John are stoked for this, the penultimate episode of Zero Credit(s), if you follow John’s definition of penultimate (almost 100). The internet’s been abuzz with yet another This or That scandal/debate and we want to know what you hear? Are you a superintelligent person of supreme taste who hears Laurel? Or do you … Continue reading Episode 99: Resting on Our Yannys (Women’s Edit) →